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SW Alaska Fall Grizzly Hunts

Hunt the blueberry covered mountains of SW Alaska in late August and early September. Hunters fly into remote spike camps via super cub with professional pilots and hunt with quality guides. SOA clients have an incredible 98% success rate on these hu...

Wyoming Backcountry Elk Hunts

This region of western Wyoming requires only to draw a General Elk license to experience Wyoming elk hunting the way it was meant to be - from horseback, far from the roads, and out of a remote wall tent camp. This area of Wyoming has not been destro...

SW Alaska - April Grizzly Hunts

These hunts are done in the snow-covered mountains of SW Alaska between mid-April and the first few days of May each spring. We use snowmobiles and snowshoes to cover the vast landscape. We are targeting bears as they emerge from their dens and they ...

Client Testimonials

I have hunted with Steve West and Steve's Outdoor Adventures for over 20 years. Steve has helped me achieve the Grand Slam of Sheep and I am on my way to a second slam with his expertise and help. I cannot tell you with adequate words what a wonderful and helpful person Steve West has been. He exemplifies honesty and integrity and I would not hesitate to book or refer a fellow hunter to him for help in booking a phenomenal hunt.

As a CEO of a defense engineering company I appreciate communications and accuracy. I have hunted domestically and internationally with lots of outfitters. Only a few were good communicators with professional contracts and a willingness to go beyond the receipt of payment. Steve West and the team at SOA made this a great experience and Steve personally helped with the challenges associated with COVID-19. We were very pleased and look forward to our next hunt with SOA!

I would like to thank you as a booking agent for picking a top notch outfitter for our dream hunt. I would also like to say that your Sonora outfitter was an excellent choice. The hunting guides and outfitter worked very hard for use during our stay. The food and drivers were excellent and very knowledgeable of the hunting grounds, and we felt safe at all times.

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Everything to Know About Booking a Hunting trip

Why should i book a hunting trip with captain experiences.

Our Damn Good Guides currently offer hunting trips, and the most popular trips are Cape Coral Iguana Hunt guided by Roland , Iguana Hunting Veteran Guides guided by Todd , and Iguana Hunting Insanity guided by Carlos .

All guides on Captain Experiences are licensed, insured, and vetted by our team. You can access their reviews, click through trip photos, read bios to get to know them, and preview trip details like species, techniques, group sizes, and more.

Looking for kid friendly hunting guides? Check out our beginner and family friendly hunting guides .

What types of hunting trips are common?

Duck hunting is the most popular for hunting as well as hog hunting, alligator hunting, and upland hunting.

The most commonly sought after species for hunting are: 1. blue-winged teal, 2. green-winged teal, 3. wigeon, and 4. northern pintail.

The most common hunting techniques are shotgun hunting, hunting from a blind, and rifle hunting but decoy hunting and calling are popular as well.

How much does a hunting trip cost?

prices can range anywhere from about $530 to $6,250, but the average price for a half day trip is $2,286. The average price for a full day trip is $3,391.

What month is best for hunting?

The most popular season for hunting is summer, and most hunters book their trips 36 days in advance.

Where can I look through all Captain Experiences trips?

See here to browse all the trips we offer.

Recent Reviews of Captain Experiences

Glen P. with Justin N. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Dalton F. with Gene P. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Jeremiah, A. with Justin N. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Bill K. with Roland W. of Cape Coral, Florida

Matthew S. with Carlos I. of Lantana, Florida

Luke B. with Justin N. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Luke S. with Justin N. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ryan . with Charlie L. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Terry E. with Justin N. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Austin J. with Mark M. of Hockley, Texas

Brett W. with Bill H. of Delray Beach, Florida

Travis J. with Charlie L. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Jeffery W. with Justin N. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Jeffrey H. with Michael O. of Plantation, Florida

Jodah B. with Michael O. of Plantation, Florida

Rachel H. with Carlos I. of Lantana, Florida

Jay H. with Justin N. of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Michael S. with Roland W. of Cape Coral, Florida

Jason R. with Carlos I. of Lantana, Florida

Jeff G. with Roland W. of Cape Coral, Florida

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Top Targeted Hunting Species

• Black-Bellied Whistling Duck
• Blue-Winged Teal
• Canada Goose
• Cinnamon Teal
• Common Goldeneye
• Common Merganser
• Green-Winged Teal
• Hooded Merganser
• Mottled Duck
• Northern Pintail
• Northern Shoveler
• Ring-Necked Duck
• Sandhill Crane
• Specklebelly Goose
• Whitetail Deer

Top Hunting Techniques

• Decoy Hunting
• Hunting With Dogs
• Hunting from a Blind
• Management Hunting
• Released Bird Hunting
• Rifle Hunting
• Shotgun Hunting
• Thermal Hunting

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C Lazy U Ranch: Luxury Big Game Hunting Lodge

The C Lazy U Ranch is nestled in the beautiful Colorado mountains near Rocky Mountain National Park. With over 20,000 acres of varied mountain terrain for hunting, the ranch is home to healthy herds of elk, mule deer and pronghorn antelope.

C Lazy U , an all-inclusive, year-round guest ranch offers the best of both worlds: high-class amenities and down-home experiences, with luxurious cabins, gourmet meals, and world class service. The outfitting experience is designed to accommodate many hunting interests, from the die-hard hunter to the family hunting experience, we flex to fit your hunting needs.

We operate in a fair-chase environment on predominately private land complimented with 1,000's of acres of private land on the ranch boundaries.

Our goal is to make you leave wanting more, which is backed by our 80% rebooking rate.

Lodge Amenities

We blend world-class guided hunting trips with the comforts of a luxury guest ranch – and families of hunters are very welcome at the C Lazy U ; your spouse and children will never be bored while the hunters are out on the range.

• Luxurious lodging in well-appointed cabin suites
• Three gourmet meals each day, prepared farm-to-table style by our executive chef
• An expertly curated wine list and an extensive beer and liquor selection
• Abundant non-hunting activities such as fly fishing, horseback riding, mountain biking, and more
• Access to the award-winning Lazy You Spa

With so many things to do, C Lazy U Ranch is one of the best hunting locations that are fun for the family.

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Legacy Ranch member of the Colorado Dude & Guest Ranch Association

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 8th year in a row

C Lazy U is a regular Top Ten Winner

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Consistently in the Top 10 Colorado Resorts

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Top 500 Hotel Worldwide

5.0 rating on TripAdvisor over 280 reviews

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In the heart of the hottest whitetail destinations in the world, we've been satisfying our clients for over 21 years with extremely high success rates. We are blessed to be able to carry hunters to the woods in the greatest trophy buck regions of the world. Whitetail Heaven is made up of some of the best trophy buck habitat there is and provides an excellent opportunity to harvest a mature B&C scoring Buck.

We manage and hunt over 70,000 acres in the heart of some of the hottestBoone & Crockett producing counties and states in the world. Little to zero hunting pressure on a lot of our properties allows us to continue to produce mature bucks every season. Good genetics, a healthy well fed herd, intense management practices, age and very experienced, knowledgeable guides is what gets us the results we want every year.

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We have over 70,000 intensely managed acres across 6 states located in the heart of some of the best trophy buck hunting in the world!

Rated Americas best deer destination by Petersens Bow Hunting magazine

Whitetail Heaven is one of the best opportunities out there for harvesting a mature record book buck.

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Wyoming’s Premiere Hunting Outfitter

Fully guided wyoming hunting adventures.

At Big Horn Outfitters we offer fully guided archery and rifle elk hunts in Wyoming hunt areas 34, 35, 36 and 45. Most of these areas are in our Special Use Outfitting permit on the Big Horn National Forest and we offer private land hunts as well.

We offer fully-guided hunts for both whitetail and mule deer using either archery equipment or rifles.  Early season deer hunts offer a great opportunity at a full velvet buck while our rifle rut hunts are some of the most exciting hunts we offer.

Antelope hunts are extremely exciting and offer exceptionally high success rates at a reasonable price. You can expect to see lots of animals each day. Our archery antelope hunts are fantastic as well.

Big Horn Outfitters offers hunts for 100% pure Merriams turkeys. These beautiful birds with their white tipped tail feathers are abundant in our hunting areas. These hunts can be fully or semi-guided if you prefer to do your own calling.

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Our licensed, professional guides are knowledgeable and committed to making your hunt a success. These guides know the area and will do everything from field dressing to caping the trophies you harvest.

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Big Horn Outfitters offers world-class guided hunting adventures in the beautiful Big Horn Mountains of Northern Wyoming. We offer 100% fair chase hunts for Antelope, Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Shiras Moose, Merriams Turkey and Prairie Dogs.

Owners Dustin DeCroo and Rich Sweeny are Wyoming natives and have spent nearly their entire lives in the Big Horn Mountains and surrounding country. Big Horn Outfitters is family oriented operation, dedicated to meeting each client’s needs and providing the most successful and enjoyable hunting experiences in the West.

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WHAT OUR HUNTERS SAY

Dustin, Rich and the entire Big Horn Outfitters team work their butts off to provide the best hunting experience for each client. These guys know where the animals are at, what they are doing and will work tirelessly to make sure every hunter gets an opportunity. When your hunt is over the lodging, food and accommodations are all second to none. I can't recommend these guys enough to anyone looking for a high-quality Western hunt.

Justin Zarr

I have been on several guided hunts before and have been fortunate enough to have taken game on all of them. This hunt, by far, was my most successful. Big Horn Outfitters is a First Class operation from start to finish. Unmatched hospitality, great food, guide knowledge, and most importantly the game was plentiful and of great quality. Big Horn Outfitters treated us like family and went out of their way to ensure we had a great experience.

I can’t say enough about the experience I had with Big Horn Outfitters. My partner and I each shot a bull with our bows, but far more important was the great time we had doing it. The guides were hard working, enjoyable to be with and run a first class operation in every way. I have been on many western hunts over the last 20 years and Big Horn Outfitters is by far the best I have ever experienced. I highly recommend them!

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All Inclusive Packages at Hunt Mill Hollow Ranch

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Our Hunt Guarantee

Although our success rates are extremely high for harvesting your trophy (nearly 100%), we can't guarantee that every hunter will harvest their trophy. If you don't shoot any game (harvest or wound), you will not pay a trophy fee. All you pay for is the lodging, meals, transportation around the ranch, and guides fees which are all included in the hunt package fee for each hunt. 

Trophy Elk Hunt Packages

Our 2023-24 trophy elk packages include five star lodging for 3 days and 4 nights . Your hunt package includes delicious meals, snacks, with wine or beer after the hunt. Additional days/nights can be added if desired ($650ea).   The fully guided hunt includes recovery, field dressing, skinning (to the skull), and quartering of your trophy. Also included in the package is the transportation of your animal to our local taxidermist or game meat processor. Skull caping at the ranch or with a local taxidermist will incur an additional fee of $150. 

HUNT PACKAGE FEES:  Non-refundable fee whether an animal is harvested or not. This fee covers your stay at the ranch, guides, and other expenses. Trophy fees are in addition to the Package cost, but if you do not draw blood there will be no trophy fee. Wounded animals will be charged the same trophy fee as a kill.

• Individual Package:    $2500 plus the trophy fee, non-hunting spouse is free
• Group Package (5 or more hunters):    $2200 per hunter plus the trophy fees.

Non-Hunter Additional Guest: $500/night

Trophy Elk Fees:

• Under 320" gross B&C score - $7,000
• Elk 320" to under 350" gross B&C score - $9,500
• Elk 350" to under 375" gross B&C score - $11,500
• Elk 375" to under 400" gross B&C score - $14,500
• Elk 400" and up gross B&C score - $15,000 plus $100 for each inch above 400"

* In the case of irretrievable wounded animals, full price must be paid based on the gross B & C score. We do our best to recover any shot game, but can not guarantee the recovery of all wounded game.

One wild hog is available for a processing fee of $300.

Groups of two or more can add a quail, chukar, or pheasant wingshoot for an additional $600 per hunter (Includes 10 pheasant, or 12 chukar, or 15 quail per hunter, guide, and cleaning/packaging of birds).

Your guides, lodge chief and cleaner, and game processors will work hard for you and work for tips. If you feel they have done a good job, please tip them individually or as a group. The gratuity is customarily between 15% to 20% of the total hunt. Please use a separate check or cash. 

BOOKING A HUNT

*Once dates are scheduled, $2000 deposit is required to preserve a date for all hunts. Deposits are non-refundable at 3 months prior to the hunt date. Make checks payable to:

Anchor Point Properties, LLC

2215 Indian Sky Lane

Newbury Park, CA 91320

The remaining balance of the hunt or recreation package is due upon arrival in cash, check, or credit card. Trophy fees or additional fees are due at the end of the hunt.

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Trophy Whitetail Hunt Packages

Our 2023-24 trophy whitetail packages includes five star lodging for 3 days and 4 nights. Your hunt package includes delicious meals, snacks, with wine or beer after the hunt. Additional days can be added if desired ($650 ea). The hunt includes field dressing, skinning (to the skull), and quartering of your trophy. Also included in the package is the transportation of your animal to our local taxidermist/game processor. Skull caping at the ranch or with the local taxidermist will incur an additional $150 fee.

Hunt Package Fees:  

Non-refundable fee whether an animal is harvested or not. This fee covers your stay at the ranch, guides, and other expenses. Trophy fees are in addition to the Package cost, but if you do not draw blood there will be no trophy fee. Wounded animals will be charged the same trophy fee as a kill.

• Individual Package:    $2500 plus a trophy fee, non-hunting spouse is free. 
• Non-Hunter Additional Guests: $500/night

Trophy Whitetail Fees:

• Doe - $800 
• Management Bucks 3+ year old, under 130", and 8 points or less - $2500;  September and October Early Season Management - $2200
• Bucks 130" to under 150" gross B&C score - $6500
• Bucks 150" to under 175" gross B&C score - $8500
• Bucks 175" to under 200" gross B&C score - $10,500
• Bucks 200" and up gross B&C score - $12,500 plus $100 for each inch above 200"

* In the case of irretrievable wounded animals, full price must be paid based on the gross B & C score. We do our best to recover any shot game, but can not guarantee the recovery of all wounded game.

Semi-guided Management Day Hunts:  

• $750 per day ranch fee (does not include lodging or meals) plus the management trophy fee

Groups of two or more can add a quail, chukar, or pheasant wingshoot for an additional $600 per hunter (Includes 10 pheasant, or  12 chukar,  or  15 quail per hunter, guide, and cleaning/packaging of birds).

The remaining balance of the hunt or recreation package is due upon arrival in cash, check, or credit card. Trophy fees or any additional fees are due at the end of the hunt. 

Buffalo Hunting Packages

Hunt Mill Hollow Bison Hunts 2023-24. The hunts will include meals & lodging for 1 day and 1 night. Additional day/night(s) can be added for $650 per day/night.

Trophy Bull - $8000

Mature Bull - $6500

Management Meat Hunt - cow, heifer, or yearling bull - $3800/bison

*If blood is drawn (bull is wounded), there will be a trophy fee.

Groups of two or more can add a quail, chukar, or pheasant wingshoot for an additional $600 per gun (Includes 10 pheasant, or 12 chukar, or 15 quail per gun, guide, and cleaning/packaging of birds).

*Once dates are scheduled, $2000 deposit is require to preserve a date for all hunts. Deposits are non-refundable at 3 months prior to the hunt date. Make checks payable to:

Wild Hog Hunt Packages (2023 update)

ALL PACKAGES ARE 2 NIGHT MINIMUM - Package fees include lodging; food, snacks, and drinks; transportation around the ranch; recovery, gutting/skinning, quartering your hogs "Ranch Processing" ; storage of your meat in a walk-in cooler prior to your trip home. 

2 HOGS/hunter are included in all packages. Additional hogs will a have fee of $300  each

1)  Individual Package:   2-night minimum lodging - $1600 includes meals and game processing for up to 2 hogs.

    Additional nights - $650/day-night

    Non-hunting spouse or child sharing hunter's room - $75/night

2) Group (5 or more hunters) Package:   2-night minimum lodging - $1400/guest, includes transportation around the ranch, meals, and game processing for up to 2 hogs/guest

Additional nights - $650/guest/night

Non-hunting spouse or family sharing the hunter's room  -  $75/night

Non-Hunter Guest:   Additional Non-hunter Room - $500/room/night

Individual Single Day-Only Ranch Passes:    $800 per day, No trophy fees, includes transportation around the ranch, lunch, and "Ranch Processing" for 1 hog; Ranch processing fee for additional hog(s) - $300 each.

Wild hogs can be harvested in addition to any Whitetail Deer, Axis Deer, Elk, or Bison Trophy hunts or recreational package 

Your guides, lodge staff, and game processors will work hard for you and work for tips. If you feel they have done a good job, please tip them individually or as a group (preferred). The gratuity is customarily between 15% to 20% of the total hunt cost. Please use a separate check or cash.

*Once dates are scheduled, a $1000 deposit for individual hunters ($3000 total for group hunts) is required to preserve a date for all hunts. Deposits are non-refundable at 3 months prior to the hunt date. Make checks payable to:

The remaining balance of the hunt or recreation package is due upon arrival in cash, check, or credit card. 

Axis Deer Hunts

Hunt Mill Hollow Ranch has been building a trophy Axis Deer herd for the last few years. Our 2023-24  Trophy Axis Deer package (beginning and ending in April) includes your stay at a five-star lodging for 3 days and 4 nights .   Your stay will include delicious meals, drinks, and snacks.

HUNT PACKAGE FEES:     The hunt package fee is charged whether an animal is harvested or not. This fee covers your stay at the ranch, guides, and other expenses.  Trophy fees are in addition to the package cost, but if you do not draw blood, there will be no trophy fee. Wounded animals will be charged the same trophy fee as a kill.  The fully guided hunt includes recovery, field dressing, skinning (to the skull), and quartering of your trophy. Also included in the package is the transportation of your animal to our local taxidermist or game meat processor. Skull caping at the ranch or with a local taxidermist will incur an additional fee. 

Individual Hunt Package Fee:   (2023-24) $2500 plus a trophy fee, non-hunting spouse is free

Group Package (5 or more hunters): (2023-24)  $2200 per hunter plus the trophy fees.

Additional days/nights can be added if desired ($650 each).

Individual Day-Only Ranch Passes:    $800/day/person, includes guide, transportation around the ranch, lunch, and "Ranch Processing.

AXIS DEER TROPHY FEES:

• Buck in hard antler and less than 30" - $4200
• Buck in velvet (any smaller size) or hard horned 30" to under 32"- $4800
• Buck in velvet or hard horned 32" and under 34" - $5400
• Buck in velvet or hard horn 34" and over - $5500 plus $500 per inch 
• Axis doe - $1200

* In the case of irretrievable wounded animals, the full trophy fee must be paid. We do our best to recover any shot game, but cannot guarantee the recovery of all wounded game.

The remaining balance of the hunt or recreation package is due upon arrival in cash, check, or credit card. Trophy fees or additional fees are due at the end of the hunt. 

Fallow Deer Hunts

Hunt Mill Hollow Ranch has been building a trophy Fallow deer herd for the last few years. Our 2023-24 Trophy Fallow Deer package (beginning and ending in April) includes your stay at a five-star lodging for 3 days and 4 nights .   Your stay will also include delicious meals, drinks, and snacks. 

HUNT PACKAGE FEES:     The hunt package fee is charged whether an animal is harvested or not. This fee covers your stay at the ranch, guides, and other expenses.   Trophy fees  are in addition to the package cost, but if you do not draw blood, there will be no trophy fee. Wounded animals will be charged the same trophy fee as a kill.  The fully guided hunt includes recovery, field dressing, skinning (to the skull), and quartering of your trophy. Also included in the package is the transportation of your animal to our local taxidermist or game meat processor. Skull caping at the ranch or with a local taxidermist will incur an additional fee. 

Individual Hunt Package Fee:   (2023-24) $2500 each plus a trophy fee, non-hunting spouse is free

Additional days/nights can be added if desired ($650/hunter).

Individual Day-Only Ranch Passes:    $800/day/person, includes transportation around the ranch, lunch, and "Ranch Processing.

FALLOW DEER TROPHY FEES:

• Fallow Buck - $4800
• Fallow Doe - $1600

Groups of two or more can add a quail, chukar, or pheasant wingshoot for an additional $600 per hunter (Includes 10 pheasant, or 12 chukar,  or 15 quail per hunter, guide, and cleaning/packaging of birds).

Your guides, lodge chief and cleaner, and game processors will work hard for you and work for tips. If you feel they have done a good job, please tip them individually or as a group. The gratuity is customarily between 15% to 20% of the total hunt. Please use a separate check or cash.

Aoudad Hunts

Hunt Mill Hollow Ranch has been building a trophy Aoudad herd.  We are finally ready to begin our Aoudad hunts in May 2021. 

HUNT PACKAGE FEES: Our 2023-24 Aoudad package (pricing beginning and ending in April) for a 3 day/4 night hunt is $2500.  This fee covers your stay at the ranch at our five-star lodge, guides, and other expenses. Your stay will include delicious meals, snacks, with wine or beer after the hunt. The hunt package fee is incurred whether an animal is harvested or not. Trophy fees are in addition to the package cost, but if you do not draw blood there will be no trophy fee. Wounded animals will be charged the same trophy fee as a kill.  The fully guided hunt includes recovery, field dressing, skinning (to the skull), and quartering of your trophy. Also included in the package is the transportation of your animal to our local taxidermist or game meat processor. Skull caping at the ranch or with a local taxidermist will incur an additional fee. 

Additional days/nights: can be added if desired - $650/night/hunter.

Aoudad Trophy Fees:

Rams less than 30" - $4400

Rams 30" to under 32" - $4800

Rams over 32" - $5200

Groups of two or more can add a quail, chukar, or pheasant fall/winter wing-shoot for an additional $600 per hunter (Includes 10 pheasant, or 12 chukar,  or 15 quail per hunter, guide, and cleaning/packaging of birds).

The remaining balance of the hunt or recreation package is due upon arrival in cash, check, or credit card. Trophy fees or other additional fees are due at the end of the hunt. 

Luxury Quail Hunting Packages

Field Hunt (15 quail per person, includes lunch) - $600 per person

Full Day Field Hunt with overnight stay (30 quail per person with breakfast, lunch, and dinner) - $1550 per person

Additional Quail - $20/bird

Additional Pheasant - $30/bird

Additional Chukar - $25/bird

Additional Nights lodging - $650/night

Dog Handler/dog: Half day - $100;  Full day - $150 per day

Non-Hunter Additional Room: $500/room/night

Non-hunting spouse in the same room:   Free!

Your guides, lodge chief and cleaner, and game processors will work hard for you and work for tips. If you feel they have done a good job, please tip them individually or as a group. The total gratuity is customarily between 15% to 20%. Please use a separate check or cash.

*Once dates are scheduled, $600/gun deposit is require to reserve a date for all hunts. Deposits are non-refundable at 3 months prior to the hunt. Make checks payable to:

Guided Pheasant Hunting Packages

Pheasant Half Day Hun t (10 birds/person) - $600 per person

Pheasant Full Day Hunt with overnight stay (Includes 20 birds, breakfast, lunch, and dinner) -  $1550 per person

Additional Pheasant - 1-10 birds - $30/bird

Additional Chukar - 1-10 birds - $25/bird

Additional Quail - 1-10 birds - $20/bird

Additional Night Lodging - $650 per person

Dog Handler/dog:  Half day- $100;   Full day - $150

Non Hunter Additional Room: $500/room/night

Non hunting spouse in the same room:   Free!

Your guides, lodge chief and cleaner, and game processors will work hard for you and work for tips. If you feel they have done a good job, please tip them individually or as a group. The total gratuity is customarily between 15% to 20%.

*Once dates are scheduled, $500/gun deposit is require to preserve a date for all hunts.  Deposits are non-refundable at 3 months prior to the hunt. Make checks payable to:

Guided Chukar Hunting Packages

One Half Day Field Hunt (12 birds per person) - $600 per person

Full Day Field Hunt (24 birds per person, includes lunch) - $900 per person

Full Day Field Hunt with overnight stay (20 birds per person with breakfast, lunch, and dinner) - $1550 per person

Dog Handler/dog: Half day - $100   Full day - $150/day

**Not Included In The Packages**

Transportation to or from the ranch: The ranch is located just southeast of Stilwell, Oklahoma. If you need to get picked up at a local commercial airport (Fayetteville, AR  -1.5hrs; Fort Smith, AR - 1hr; or Tulsa, OK - 2hrs), there will be an additional charge of $500 round trip (maximum of 3 passengers).

Oklahoma Hunting Licenses:                                                                                                                                              During the Oklahoma deer hunting season, you are required to purchase an Oklahoma Resident Annual Hunting License, a Nonresident Fiscal-Year License, or a Nonresident 5-Day Hunting License. If you are hog hunting outside of the state deer hunting season, you are not required to purchase an Oklahoma Hunting License. www.oklahomawildlifedepartment/licensing 

Your guides, lodge chief and cleaner, and game processors will work hard for you. If you feel they have done a good job, please tip them individually or as a group. The total gratuity is customarily between 10% to 20%. 

Alcoholic beverages: BYOB except for trophy elk, deer, and bison hunts

Taxidermy: There are several local taxidermists that can do beautiful whitetail deer, elk, and wild boar mounts, or you can bring your trophy home to your own taxidermist. 

Additional meat processing: Arrangements can also be made with a local meat processor for complete processing, packaging, and shipping of meat. 

Maps: If you are going to go off into the woods, it is a good idea to go on-line to  OnX Maps . You can download Oklahoma or the ranch area to save for offline mapping. Your GPS on any smartphone will work offline with an OnX map. Cell reception is best with Verizon.

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M any hunters dream of hunts far out of state for game foreign to their own stomping grounds. These are wonderful experiences, chances to see new parts of the world, learn more about hunting and meet fellow sportsmen.

But whether you're planning that trip of a lifetime on an outfitted hunt or scheming a do-it-yourself adventure, significant planning is necessary to not only be successful in your pursuit but also just to get there in one piece.

While certainly many others have traveled more often and farther than me, I've lived my share of DIY and guided deals across the country. Here are some of my suggestions if your daydreams are materializing into realities far from home. 

Start applying for preference points now

Preference points are necessary to land limited permits for western and northeastern big-game hunting. For some species, it'll require years of accumulated points before a successful permit is drawn. I keep a notebook to track application dates and stockpile necessary points that will skip me to the head of the line when I'm ready to embark on a journey. Most applications require a small fee, but it's a minor investment when needing to pull a coveted permit.

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Be honest about your budget

The sticker shock and financial realities of outfitted affairs are the biggest barriers to entry here, but if you evaluate the costs of conducting and hosting successful hunts, there is typically tremendous value. What surprises people on most any destination hunt are the "other" costs. Non-resident hunting licenses. Travel expenses. New gear. Shipping trophies. Airport bar tabs. Some are variable or can be split with friends while others can't, but be cognizant when setting your budget.

Be honest about your time

I enjoy distant turkey and waterfowl hunts because they’re typically three-day affairs, and over that period, routinely successful. In general, though, big-game hunts require more dedication. Shy of trophy-rich locales like south Texas, I wouldn’t spend less than four days on a hunt for a mature whitetail , and no less than a week for elk, or you’ll short-change your opportunity for success, with or without a guide.

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Thirty years after Beverly Hills Cop III and 40 years after the franchise made its debut, Eddie Murphy , Judge Reinhold and John Ashton are back for a fourth film.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F sees Murphy’s Detective Axel Foley return to Beverly Hills after his daughter’s (played by Taylour Paige) life is threatened, teaming up with her ex-boyfriend ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt ) and his old pals John Taggart (Ashton) and Billy Rosewood (Reinhold).

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“We wanted to use the first one as a template, to be so lucky to reach that level, so that’s what we were after,” Reinhold told The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s Beverly Hills premiere on Thursday. “The night that all three of us were in the unmarked car [in the new movie] was the first time we’d seen each other in years. We were two blocks from the original location downtown, the original one in 1984, and the chemistry between the three of us was just wild. It’s like we picked up where we left off.”

He added that the original group of actors — which also includes returning stars Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot — have kept in touch throughout the years, and he has remained particularly close to Murphy.

“Eddie probably wouldn’t want anybody to know this but he’s an avid duck hunter, we go duck hunting every year up in Minnesota,” Reinhold revealed, joking, “He’s got a lot of stuffed ducks that he’s not allowed to keep around the house. He has a duck room.”

Throughout the film’s press tour, Murphy has admitted that he noticed the difference in doing an action movie in his 60s versus in his 20s when the franchise began, but director Mark Molloy teased that his approach was, “I just pretended like he was 25 and made him do it.”

Eddie Murphy and his family arrive at the #BeverlyHillsCop : Axel F premiere pic.twitter.com/BtfdVyia87 — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 21, 2024

Gordon-Levitt and Kevin Bacon are among the film’s two new additions, and both sang the praises of Murphy’s improvisational style.

“The script was great, but he’s making stuff up all the time and I love just throwing it back to him,” Gordon-Levitt said at the premiere, as Bacon added, “I’m not an improv-er, I’m not a comic genius like Eddie is, but I really like the fact that it keeps me on my toes when he is very relaxed, very present. When you’re improv-ing, if you’re a good improv-er, I think, you have to listen and watch and see what the other person is doing. I have to do that now because I know anything is going to come at me, so that’s cool, man, I like that.”

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At 261,797 square miles, Texas, the Lone Star State, is second only to Alaska in size. Possessing enormous natural resources, Texas is a major agricultural state and an industrial giant, leading all other states in such categories as oil, cattle, sheep, and cotton. Most hunting in Texas is done on private land, primarily on large ranches that may be leased by outfitters or individuals, or hunted with the permission of the landowner. Texans are avid and enthusiastic hunters. The state is particularly famous for its large-antlered white-tailed deer, but hunters can also pursue alligators, javelinas, wild pigs, mule deer, pronghorn, squirrels, turkeys, waterfowl, and upland birds, especially quail. In addition, many Texas ranches have large populations of imported non-native animals, including nilgai, axis deer, blackbuck, aoudad, and even a wide variety of African game such as zebras and oryx. In most cases these exotic animals can be hunted year-round on private land. These ranches provide a unique opportunity for hunters to pursue animals that are native to Africa and Asia at a relatively low cost and without having to leave the U.S. Many, but not all, ranches in Texas are high-fenced, especially those with exotic species. Much of Texas is brushy and thick, making for challenging hunting despite the large and abundant game populations. For this reason, hunting, especially for whitetails, is often done from permanent blinds, and baiting is popular, especially with the use of automatic feeders, which are legal in the state. Texas has an overabundance of feral hogs, and because they are unprotected, exotic, non-game animals, they may be taken by any means or methods at any time of year. There are no seasons or bag limits, however a hunting license and landowner permission are required to hunt them. Texas requires 400 square inches of fluorescent orange to be worn by all hunters when hunting on public hunting grounds. Orange is not required on private land, but is encouraged. A Texas hunting license is required for hunting any species in the state. Learn more about Texas hunting from the Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife: http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/ .

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Father's Day: No better place to bond with family than in the outdoors

Conversations, first encounters and quiet times are memories parents are making with their kids in the outdoors.

With Father’s Day on Sunday, it’s a great time for dads, like the Christopher Smiley and Daniel Hoffman families, to reflect on why it’s important to introduce young people to fishing, camping and hunting.

Smiley, of Falls Creek, Jefferson County, is fortunate to be able to be outdoors with his father, Robert, and also with his children.

“We did everything,” Smiley said about his childhood hunting and fishing. He remembers as a boy learning to hunt groundhogs with his dad. “I couldn’t wait for him to get home at 3 o’clock from work. I wanted to go every single night, even though I wasn’t the one pulling the trigger, but just tagging along."

He remembers trout fishing with his dad and brother on Wolf Creek.

“That was our go-to every first day (of trout season),” he said. 

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The family also hunts together and he remembers learning to hunt in small game season looking for squirrels.

“The thing that stood out the most with my dad, definitely right off the bat, he taught me patience," he said. "He didn’t wander through the woods looking for squirrels. We would sit down in a beech tree grove or along the edge of a cornfield. That was probably the No. 1 thing that my dad was very stern on was patience."

Later he enjoyed deer hunting with the family including his uncle Pat.

“He was a go-getter,” he said about sneaking and still hunting.

By the end of his high school years, Smiley got into turkey hunting which is something he enjoys each year.

He’s become an avid archer, getting a buck with his bow for more than 20 consecutive years.

“I’m super grateful that my dad is an outdoorsman,” he said.

Now, 47, he’s passing on his passion for the outdoors with his wife, Stacey, his stepchildren and daughters, Aniela Cortina, 21, Aiden Cortina, 18, Samantha Smiley, 19, and Breanna Smiley, 16.

He said the mentored youth fishing and hunting opportunities in Pennsylvania have been something the family has enjoyed over the years.

He would take the kids fishing on the trout waters.

“I remember one morning, my daughter Breanna, our youngest, sitting on the bank with her hat over her head. It was like a quarter after 9, an hour and 15 minutes into it, and she said, ‘Dad, I’m tired.’ She caught almost 80 trout in an hour and 15 minutes,” he said. "They just stocked the daylights out of it there in Brockway and it was kids only.

“They all enjoy fishing,” he said about the four kids who are now young adults. 

Smiley said his role is to be there for them to answer questions and help them learn what to do.

“The kids are really into it,” he said.

He also introduced them to hunting and they have been successful in taking numerous deer and turkeys. He remembers Aiden’s first turkey. Early in the hunt, a large skunk walked directly toward them.

“It came right to us and I told him to not move a muscle. It came right to our feet. I just kind of wiggled my ankle a bit and I think it got the idea we weren’t supposed to be there and it turned and went back up its way. We dodged a big bullet there,” he said about not getting sprayed.

About 20 minutes later Smiley called in a gobbler right to his stepson who made a good shot.

This past year was another milestone as his daughter Samantha called him saying she just got a deer on her own.

“That put the icing on a lot of cakes,” he said. “It was really neat to get that call. It makes me proud.”

Now the grandfather, father and children spend time in the woods together.

His dad is 71, and he reflects on the memories of the past and those yet to come.

“I’m in that timeframe where just sitting out in the woods, for (his dad Robert) to get up every morning and be able to go out is all I look forward to. Whether we get something, is icing on the cake,” he said.

“My Father’s Day is him being able to get up and say, ‘Hey, I’ll be down to your house at 5:15 and I’ll pick you up.’ That means the world to me whether we get something or not,” Smiley said.

Samantha got a turkey on the last day of the spring gobbler season and she was hunting with her dad and granddad.

“He was more pumped and stoked about her shooting another big one like that. Very unselfish my dad is,” the son recalled.

Jimbo and Dan Hoffman 

Jim “Jimbo” Hoffman of Industry, Beaver County, said his dad, Daniel “Dan,” 68, has always been his best fishing partner.

“We used to have a camp in upstate in New York and we used to do a lot of bass fishing, perch fishing, pickerel, that kind of stuff. I did that from a very young age, I would guess maybe 4 years old, 3 years old,” he said. “That just really got me hooked, no pun intended."

Now 38, Hoffman and his father take advantage of their fishing boat and spend time fishing for muskies and a variety of bass.

“We fish probably over 100 days a year on average,” he said. “We do a lot at the Pymatuning, we’ve done a lot on the Ohio River, the Beaver River, we bounce around,” he said adding Kinzua Reservoir, Lake Erie and Lake Wilhelm. “Great memories with him. It’s definitely our passion. He’s definitely my No. 1 fishing buddy, my best fishing partner. I definitely wouldn’t trade him for anybody.”

Over the years they have been able to catch some large fish including their goal of muskellunge that are at least 50 inches long. The father has caught two that just broke 50 inches and the son has one, as well. All three were caught and released on the Pymatuning Reservoir.

“I was with him for both of those,” he said about his dad’s trophy catches.  

When his dad hooked on to that first 50-inch fish in 2022, the son was really excited.

“Being it was your dad just makes it 100 times better. It’s amazing to see my dad reel that giant fish in. It’s indescribable. All that determination of years and years we wanted to get that 50 and he was the first one for us. That was probably my best fishing memory ever. That trumps my 50 all day long."

They enjoy spending time together on their boat.

“We’ve had heartfelt discussions down to just your normal cracking jokes at each other,” he said. “We just have a great time out there together. We are definitely best friends and that has a lot to do with it.”

One of the things he remembers his dad saying is, "'If I catch a fish, it’s a bonus.' Basically, he means you have to enjoy the small things in life and take the time, enjoy nature and the company you’re with.”

His father, Dan of New Brighton, Beaver County, said the feelings are mutual about his son and he looks forward to their annual father-son camping trips.

“It just gave us a good bonding experience,” he said. “When we got a boat, it’s just been fish, fish, fish ever since.”

Fishing provides quiet times where conversations just begin.

“There’s a real closeness. We feel like we can say anything to each other. We’re that close. We talk about life, our problems, our good things," he said.

Their adventures have led to a lot of good memories that it’s difficult to name a favorite.

“I would say it’s when we bought our first boat,” he said. “That really started our outdoor experience more than anything."

The father remembers helping his son learn how to fish and now the roles are starting to reverse.

“The student has become the teacher, so to speak,” he said.

The elder Hoffman encourages parents to get their kids outdoors. “It gets them away from the electronics. It gives you a chance to bond with your son and that to me was the most important,” he said. “You just become very close.”

Brian Whipkey is the outdoors columnist for USA TODAY Network sites in Pennsylvania. Contact him at [email protected] and sign up for our weekly Go Outdoors PA newsletter email on this website's homepage under your login name.  Follow him on Facebook @whipkeyoutdoors , and Instagram at whipkeyoutdoors.

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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